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Assessment of Wetland Invertebrate and Fish Biodiversity for the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy (Gss)
ASSESSMENT OF WETLAND INVERTEBRATE AND FISH BIODIVERSITY FOR THE GNANGARA SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY (GSS) Bea Sommer, Pierre Horwitz and Pauline Hewitt Centre for Ecosystem Management Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027 Final Report to the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation November 2008 Assessment of wetland invertebrate and fish biodiversity for the GSS (Final Report) November 2008 This document has been commissioned/produced as part of the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy (GSS). The GSS is a State Government initiative which aims to provide a framework for a whole of government approach to address land use and water planning issues associated with the Gnangara groundwater system. For more information go to www.gnangara.water.wa.gov.au i Assessment of wetland invertebrate and fish biodiversity for the GSS (Final Report) November 2008 Executive Summary This report sought to review existing sources of information for aquatic fauna on the Gnangara Mound in order to: • provide a synthesis of the richness, endemism, rarity and habitat specificity of aquatic invertebrates in wetlands; • identify gaps in aquatic invertebrate data on the Gnangara Mound; • provide a synthesis of the status of freshwater fishes on the Gnangara Mound; • assess the management options for the conservation of wetlands and wetland invertebrates. The compilation of aquatic invertebrate taxa recorded from wetlands on both the Gnangara Mound and Jandakot Mound) between 1977 and 2003, from 18 studies of 66 wetlands, has revealed a surprisingly high richness considering the comparatively small survey area and the degree of anthropogenic alteration of the plain. The total of over 550 taxa from 176 families or higher order taxonomic levels could be at least partially attributed to sampling effort. -
Native Plants Sixth Edition Sixth Edition AUSTRALIAN Native Plants Cultivation, Use in Landscaping and Propagation
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS SIXTH EDITION SIXTH EDITION AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS Cultivation, Use in Landscaping and Propagation John W. Wrigley Murray Fagg Sixth Edition published in Australia in 2013 by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reed New Holland an imprint of New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Sydney • Auckland • London • Cape Town Many people have helped us since 1977 when we began writing the first edition of Garfield House 86–88 Edgware Road London W2 2EA United Kingdom Australian Native Plants. Some of these folk have regrettably passed on, others have moved 1/66 Gibbes Street Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia to different areas. We endeavour here to acknowledge their assistance, without which the 218 Lake Road Northcote Auckland New Zealand Wembley Square First Floor Solan Road Gardens Cape Town 8001 South Africa various editions of this book would not have been as useful to so many gardeners and lovers of Australian plants. www.newhollandpublishers.com To the following people, our sincere thanks: Steve Adams, Ralph Bailey, Natalie Barnett, www.newholland.com.au Tony Bean, Lloyd Bird, John Birks, Mr and Mrs Blacklock, Don Blaxell, Jim Bourner, John Copyright © 2013 in text: John Wrigley Briggs, Colin Broadfoot, Dot Brown, the late George Brown, Ray Brown, Leslie Conway, Copyright © 2013 in map: Ian Faulkner Copyright © 2013 in photographs and illustrations: Murray Fagg Russell and Sharon Costin, Kirsten Cowley, Lyn Craven (Petraeomyrtus punicea photograph) Copyright © 2013 New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Richard Cummings, Bert -
Managing the Water Resources of the Arrowsmith Groundwater Area, Wa
The Water and Rivers Commission is amalgamating with the Department of Environmental Protection to form the Department of Environment, Water and Catchment Protection MANAGING THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE ARROWSMITH GROUNDWATER AREA, WA Interim Sub-Regional Allocation Strategy Prepared by Resource Allocation Branch of Resource Management Division and Midwest Gascoyne Region January 2002 ISBN: 0-7309-7576-2 Managing the Water Resources in the Arrowsmith Groundwater Area, WA – Interim Sub-Regional Allocation Strategy SUMMARY The groundwater resources of the Arrowsmith Groundwater Area are either fully allocated or approaching full allocation in some subareas. Demand in recent years for licences to explore and take groundwater has been increasing in some subareas to a level that cannot be sustained in the long term. In recognition of the need to manage this increasing demand, the Department of Environment, Water and Catchment Protection (DEWCP) will develop a Sub-Regional Groundwater Management Plan for the Arrowsmith Groundwater Area in consultation with the community and the proposed Midwest Water Resources Management Committee. The new Plan will address the environmental requirements and include full community consultation consistent with the amended Rights in Water and Irrigation Act (1914). The Department has drafted this Interim Allocation Strategy to manage the groundwater resources in the period prior to implementation of the new Plan. This Interim Allocation Strategy is the first review of the 1995 Groundwater Area Management Plan and reports on the issues and topics related to the management of the groundwater resources in the Arrowsmith Groundwater Area. In particular, it will ensure the groundwater resources are managed at the appropriate level in the interim. -
Australia-Wide Assessment of River Health: Western Australian Bioassessment Report
National River Health Program healthy rivers living rivers rivers for life MONITORING RIVER HEALTH INITIATIVE TECHNICAL REPORT REPORT NUMBER 7 Australia-Wide Assessment of River Health: Western Australian Bioassessment Report Authors: S. A. Halse M. D. Scanlon J. S. Cocking Published By: Environment Australia GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Authors: S.A Halse, M.D. Scanlon and J.S. Cocking Department of Conservation and Land Management PO Box 51 Wanneroo WA 6946 Copyright: Department of Conservation and Land Management and Commonwealth of Australia This work is copyright. Information contained in this publication may be copied or reproduced for study, research, information, or educational purposes, subject to inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the above authors and: Assistant Secretary Water Branch Environment Australia GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commonwealth Government or the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication. The information contained in this work has been published by Environment Australia to help develop community, industry and management expertise in sustainable water resources management and raise awareness of river health issues and the needs of our rivers. -
Nomenclatural Notes and New Taxa in the Conostylis Aculeata Group
Nomenclaturalnotes and new taxa in the Conostylis aculeatagroup (Haemodoraceae) By StephenD. Hopper+ Abstract On the basisof detailedfield strLdies of lhe Co osrilisaculeata R.Br. gro.up andan examinationof specimensai themajor Australian berbaria, (i) C. robustt! Dielsis reinstatedas a speciesdistinct from C. acaleara,(ii) confusionconc.erning the ideniityol C. stylidioidesF. Muell. is clarified:this speciesis redescribed a1ldC. prolifercBenth. is r'einslatedas a distinctspecies; and (.iit\C. aculeata ssp.hrevifotu ssp. nov. and C. puLrcif{orasp. nov. are described;both are reslrictedendemics of the westerncoastal region of the SouihWest Botanical Provinceof w.A. A keyto the 7 speciesnow recognized in lhe C. acule.taEtoup is provided. Introduction The Conostylisq(uleatq R.Bt. group consists of a complex of sevenspecies of perennialherbs whicb are restrictedto the westerncoastal plain and nearby plateau regions of south-westernAustralia. The group forms part of the sectior Cor?orryl/.'(Bentham 1873; Geerinck 1969), and is characterizedby leaves with marginal spines or setae,numerous ovules borne all over the placentalsurface, and a basicchromosome number of x : 8. The taxonomy of this speciescomplex has been notably problematical in previonssystematic studies of the genus. Severalauthors have commented on difficultiesin delimiting taxa (Bentham 1873; Ewart 1906; Domin l9l2; Green 1960). Indeed,herbarium studies leave the impressionofa polymorphic but intergradingassemblage ofpopulations wjth few fornrsthat are consistently distinct throughout their geographicalrange. Elsewhere,the present author has shown that both hybridization and ecologically-correlatedintraspecific variation occur in speciesofthe C. aculeqta group near Dawesville on the Swan Coastal Plain (Hopper 1977). It was there denonstrated that while the identification of specimensfrom this region could be difficult in the herbarium, critical lield observatiorlsenabled the satisfactoryplacement of individuals into morphologically definable species and/or their hybrids. -
The Following Is the Initial Vaughan's Australian Plants Retail Grafted Plant
The following is the initial Vaughan’s Australian Plants retail grafted plant list for 2019. Some of the varieties are available in small numbers. Some species will be available over the next few weeks. INCLUDING SOME BANKSIA SP. There are also plants not listed which will be added to a future list. All plants are available in 140mm pots, with some sp in 175mm. Prices quoted are for 140mm pots. We do not sell tubestock. Plants placed on hold, (max 1month holding period) must be paid for in full. Call Phillip Vaughan for any further information on 0412632767 Or via e-mail [email protected] Grafted Grevilleas $25.00ea • Grevillea Albiflora • Grevillea Alpina goldfields Pink • Grevillea Alpina goldfields Red • Grevillea Alpina Grampians • Grevillea Alpina Euroa • Grevillea Aspera • Grevillea Asparagoides • Grevillea Asparagoides X Treueriana (flaming beauty) • Grevillea Baxteri Yellow (available soon) 1 • Grevillea Baxteri Orange • Grevillea Beadleana • Grevillea Biformis cymbiformis • Grevillea Billy bonkers • Grevillea Bipinnatifida "boystown" • Grevillea Bipinnatifida "boystown" (prostrate red new growth) • Grevilllea Bipinnatifida deep burgundy fls • Grevillea Bracteosa • Grevillea Bronwenae • Grevillea Beardiana orange • Grevillea Bush Lemons • Grevillea Bulli Beauty • Grevillea Calliantha • Grevillea Candelaborides • Grevillea Candicans • Grevillea Cagiana orange • Grevillea Cagiana red • Grevillea Crowleyae • Grevillea Droopy drawers • Grevillea Didymobotrya ssp involuta • Grevillea Didymobotrya ssp didymobotrya • Grevillea -
Native Freshwater Fishes of South-Western Australia
Western Minnow Western Pygmy Perch Nightfish Freshwater Cobbler Galaxias occidentalis Distribution: Widespread throughout the south-west with a Bostockia porosa Nannoperca vittata Distribution: The most common and widespread range extending from the Arrowsmith River (300 km north Distribution: Common species found Tandanus bostocki native and endemic freshwater fish found of Perth) to the Waychinnicup River (80 km east of Albany) throughout the South West Coast Distribution: Locally abundant, but throughout the south-west in coastal drainage Conservation status: Not listed Drainage Division from Hill River near distribution is scattered in coastal systems between the Arrowsmith River (300 km Jurien Bay to Albany drainages of the south-west corner of north of Perth) and the Waychinnicup River (80 Conservation status: Not listed WA. Found between Moore River in the km east of Albany) north and Frankland River in the south. Arrowsmith Conservation status: Not listed Balston’s Pygmy Perch River Conservation status: Not listed Common Jollytail Nannatherina balstoni Distribution: Restricted to freshwater Native drainages near the coastline of the south- west corner of WA from Margaret River to Gingin Brook Two Peoples Bay (near Albany). Previously (Moore River) known from the Moore River system but it has Freshwater Lennard Brook Galaxias maculatus not been recorded there for over 25 years. (Moore River) Ellen Brook Distribution: Ranges from Denmark to east Conservation status: VULNERABLE (EPBC (Swan River) of Esperance (with a few records further Act 1999/DPaW) Fishes west and north, e.g. Walpole River, Harvey Perth River, Canning River). Also widespread in south-eastern Australia (southern of south-western Queensland to SA, including Tasmania Western Mud Minnow and islands of Bass Strait) and elsewhere in the southern hemisphere (Lord Howe Australia Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. -
Biodiversity Summary: Rangelands, Western Australia
Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Guide to Users Background What is the summary for and where does it come from? This summary has been produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPC) for the Natural Resource Management Spatial Information System. It highlights important elements of the biodiversity of the region in two ways: • Listing species which may be significant for management because they are found only in the region, mainly in the region, or they have a conservation status such as endangered or vulnerable. • Comparing the region to other parts of Australia in terms of the composition and distribution of its species, to suggest components of its biodiversity which may be nationally significant. The summary was produced using the Australian Natural Natural Heritage Heritage Assessment Assessment Tool Tool (ANHAT), which analyses data from a range of plant and animal surveys and collections from across Australia to automatically generate a report for each NRM region. Data sources (Appendix 2) include national and state herbaria, museums, state governments, CSIRO, Birds Australia and a range of surveys conducted by or for DEWHA. Limitations • ANHAT currently contains information on the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa. This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants (over 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. The list of families covered in ANHAT is shown in Appendix 1. Groups notnot yet yet covered covered in inANHAT ANHAT are are not not included included in the in the summary. • The data used for this summary come from authoritative sources, but they are not perfect. -
Conserving Freshwater Fish in South-West Western Australia
Conserving freshwater fish in south-west Western Australia A project funded by : Suggested citation: Beatty, S., Close, P., Morgan, D., Allen, M., & Lawrence, C. (2015). Con- A summary of serving freshwater fish in south-west Western Australia: distribution, migration, critical habitats and threats to the region’s most endangered freshwater fishes. A report for the State Natural Resource Management Office, Western Australia. Project No. 12035 Published by: Freshwater Fish Group & Fish Health Unit, Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research, Murdoch University Design & Graphics: David Morgan, Mark Allen, Stephen Beatty & Paul Close Photographs and artwork: All photographs and artwork is copyright of the authors, unless otherwise stated Email: [email protected] http://http://www.endangeredfishesofsouth-westernaustralia.com/ Conserving freshwater fish in south-west Western Australia Province of Western Australia is declining. Over the last few decades, there has been a growing body of evidence that has suggested that the inland fish fauna of the Southwestern CRITICALLY ENDANGERED freshwater Since the turn of the Century, twoGalaxias of the region’s truttaceus freshwater hesperius fish species have been listed under the Federal Government’s Environment VULNERABLEand Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBCNannatherina Act 1999); one balstoni laying claim to being Australia’s first fish, the Western Trout Minnow ( ), which was listed in 2006. The other species, also listed in 2006 as , is Balston’s Pygmy Perch ( ), a rare species with a restricted distribution. Nannoperca pygmaea Surprisingly, in 2013, the significant discovery of a previously undetected fish species was made. , the Little Pygmy Perch ( ). This species was only known from a single river system and, at the time of its discovery, was regarded as one of Australia’s rarest freshwater fishes. -
Western Australia's Tight Gas Industry a Review of Groundwater and Environmental Risks
Western Australia's Tight Gas Industry A review of groundwater and environmental risks Dr. Ryan Vogwill Acknowledgments The author would like to acknowledge Frack Free Future (WA), through Jules Kirby, for funding a portion of the time spent on this report. I would also like to thank the peer reviewers (Phillip Commander and Don Scott) for their constructive input. Thanks also to Kate Born for helping in obtaining some of the documents included in this review. Disclaimer "The author does not make any warranty, guarantee or representation in this report document and/or any subject therein the document. The reader may evaluate and form their own view pursuant to this report document and will hold the author harmless without limitations. The reader will make their own assessments and independently satisfy itself in all matters and subjects of this report document. The writer does not owe any duty of care pursuant to this report document. Nor does the author entry into any contract with the reader pursuant to this report document, without limitations." Suggested Citation Vogwill R., 2017, Western Australia's Tight Gas Industry - A review of groundwater and environmental risks. Conservation Council of Western Australia. ISBN(13): 978-0-9750708-1-9. 2 | P a g e Executive Summary Cook et al. (2013) stated in the Australian context that "Shale gas production is no different from any other development of the landscape and like most other land uses, it poses some risks to the condition of the water, soil, vegetation and biodiversity, and has the potential to impact on the capacity of natural resources to supply human, as well as ecological needs into the future." The current study reinforces that premise. -
Saturday 12Th May 2018 Catalogue & Plant Info
EASTERN HILLS BRANCH WILDFLOWER SOCIETY OF WA NATIVE PLANT SALE SATURDAY 12TH MAY 2018 9 am to 2 pm 100’s of Native Plants suitable for Hills/Metro Gardens Most Plants from $2.50 to $5.00 EFTPOS OCTAGONAL HALL AVAILABLE FREE 52 McGLEW ROAD GLEN FORREST CATALOGUE & PLANT INFO 1 WILDFLOWER SOCIETY PLANT SALE 2018 A NOTE ABOUT CHANGES TO PLANT NAMES Gates open at 9am. Although early customers have the best selection of plants, we Our knowledge of the flora of Western Australia is in a constant state of change always have a good range of popular species available all morning. Bring a box or a at the present time. New species are continually being found and the plastic basket with you to take your plants home. relationships of known species are steadily being revised. Species are listed on the catalogue in alphabetical order within each category. Natural We endeavour each year to keep the names to the most current botanically habitat is given as a guide to selection and planting. Species from SW forests prefer correct name for the Plant Sale and to this effect we usually make a note in the shade and some extra summer water. Many SW swamp species, particularly Boronias, Common Name or Special Features columns of the catalogue as to the previous make excellent pot plants. Heathland species are generally hardier and will grow in full name that you might have known the plant as to help make you aware of the sun. Most species, however, are quite adaptable and have been successfully grown by change. -
New Species, New Combinations and Other Name Changes in Hakea (Proteaceae)
J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 13: 95-110 (1990) NEW SPECIES, NEW COMBINATIONS AND OTHER NAME CHANGES IN HAKEA (PROTEACEAE) R.M. Barker C/- State Herbarium, Botanic Gardens, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000. Abstract Six new taxa of Hakea are described from the south-west region of Western Australia; these are H. psilorrhyncha and H obliqua ssp. parviflora, H pendens, H newbeyana, H bicornata and H horrida. The new combinations made here are H teretifolia ssp. hirsuta (Endl.) R.M.Barker, H pandanicanta ssp. crassifolia (Meissn.) R.M.Barker, H spathulata (Benth.) R.M.Barker, and H longillora (Benth.) R.M.Barker. H drupacea (Gaertn.f.) Roemer & Schultes and H. denticulata R. Br. are earlier names which must replace H suaveolens R. Br. and H rubnflora Lamont respectively, while H. lasiocarpha R. Br. replaces H dolichostyla Diels. H brownii Meissn. is a distinct species separate from H baxteri, while H roeiBenth. is a synonym of H. pandanicarpa ssp. crassifolia. Introduction The following new species, new combinations and name changes in Hakea arose from a joint revision of the genus undertaken by Dr W.R. Barker, Dr L. Haegi and the author of this paper. While a primary aim of the project was to prepare a treatment of Hakea for the Flora of Australia project, a full revision is planned. The restrictions on length of descriptions within the Flora of Australia has led to the new species being described here together with a discussion of their relationships. New combinations have been made and justified here and the reasons for changes in the names of some familiar species are also discussed.